Women in sunnyvale faced were ought for a walk. In a region home to some of the safest cities anywhere in the country, and tonight, neighbors, understandably, are on alert. Good evening, thank you for joining us. Im dan ashley. And im ama dates. Abc 7 news anchor, dion lim, brings us the story from sunnyvale. She got attacked. Literally, like, she got attacked. I mean, you dont know. Youre not prepared for Something Like that. Reporter the video shows two women on a walk in sunnyvale midday wednesday. Whether a man runs by, pretends to trip. One of the women pauses and her gold neck llace is ripped from r neck. Many online and in person describe their neighbor as multicultural and say theyre south asian. But say they feel they are being targeted for their gold jewelry and warning each other not to wear it out. Please, honor your cultures but when you are walking around, maybe its a good idea to cover it. Wear a scarf. Cover up the bracelets. Reporter just an hour before this incident,
Factors that come into play when they decide what charges to pursue including priors, age, lots of different things. Thats where we are with this investigation. Reporter police say the driver accidently hit the gas instead of the brake plowing into an outdoor tent being used by a restaurant. A total of eight people were hurt including one wm evone wom. Neither the restaurant or mall owner applied for a permit to operate outside. Mall management declined our request for comment. When you put cars in a parking lot and people eating outside in the parking lot, accidents are foreseeable and the courts will say were reasonable safety precautions taken to protect the diners . Reporter in this case it doesnt appear any barricades were separating the Outdoor Dining space from the street. The fact that the permit process was bypassed here is going to be a strong factor in favor of the plaintiffs if they bring a lawsuit. Reporter legal analysts Stephen Clark says other restaurants and Business O
Familiar, that is because you have been asked to vote on Something Like this before, rent control is back on the ballot. This year, in the form of prop 21. Proposition 21 gives cities the ability to expand rent control, it would apply to housing more than 15 years old, it could also be applied to Single Family homes or condos if the owner has more than two per properties. Proposition 21 is a referendum on costa hawkins, 1995 law that drastically limit each states ability to enact rent control. Voters have the option to make changes to this back in 2018, with proposition 10. But that did not pass. This is a president ial year, right . We know the electorate will be several million voters larger than it was in 2018, it will be a more representative sample of the state of california. Reporter this is the campaign director, he says it will be different this time. And that covid is making people more aware of tenants living on the edge. Over 5 million renters in the state of california are
Weve got to turn this around. One of the nations leading Public Health experts, dr. Jha is back with us live. In the hot seat. Judge Amy Coney Barrett set to be grilled by senators this morning including vp candidate Kamala Harris after a heated start to the hearing. By replacing Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg with someone who will undo her legacy, President Trump is attempting to roll back americans rights for decades to come. An abc news exclusive. Breaking her silence. India, the daughter of dynasty star Catherine Oxenberg, speaking out for the First Time Since breaking free from the socalled sex cult nxivm and its leader Keith Raniere. He is a predator. Saying she was recruited in a secret society by a famous actress starved and brainwashed. How her mom rescued her. Youll see it only on gma this morning. A hikers terrifying Close Encounter with a cougar. No. I dont feel like dying today. The six heartpumping minutes caught on camera of the Mother Mountain lion stalking and lunging at
Time year. Reflect warnings always scary but Different Levels of these things. This is not the highest level. It looks like it will be relatively shortlived and hopefully the wind gust stay down below 35 to 40 miles an hour, so we will see. The northbay in the bullseye with north winds funneling to the canyons, they accelerate. That is what we are expecting tonight. Even down to sea level, places like petaluma, santa rosa. In bay area proper Santa Cruz Mountains above sea level, 1000 feet and east bay hills above 1000 feed as well. That is up around the Berkeley Hills area. With that in mind, the wind advisory will be in effect as well with wind gust the tops of the peaks perhaps 55 miles an hour. That is the heaviest locations for the northbay. The wind advisory will last through thursday morning. The hotspot for this event is between 2 00 a. M. , thursday morning, through 8 00 a. M. Thursday morning. That is the sweet spot. This is an overnight event that should die down pretty rapid